Orchidaceae
Cyrtopodium

Cyrtopodium saintlegerianum Rchb.f.

First published in Flora 68: 301 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to Paraguay. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.
  • Romero-González, G.A., Batista, J.A.N. & de Bem Bianchetti, L. (2008). A synopsis of the genus Cyrtopodium (Catasetinae: Orchidaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 13: 189-206.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cyrtopodium punctatum.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cyrtopodium punctatum.]
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316. [Cited as Cyrtopodium punctatum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Romero-González, G.A., Batista, J.A.N. & de Bem Bianchetti, L. (2008). A synopsis of the genus Cyrtopodium (Catasetinae: Orchidaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 13: 189-206.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2004 Gardner [2762], Brazil K000293750 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Ganev, W. [1282], Bahia K000293753 Yes
Sep 1, 2002 Walter, M.T.B. [4113], Goiás K000886138 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0